Fabre in Sacheondangga Episode 142
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After cleaning the newborn’s body and carefully placing it next to Seol-i, Seol-i began to lick the baby’s face with her tired body.
Even though I wiped it, it is a mother’s instinct to lick her baby’s nose or face to remove any foreign substances such as the fetal membrane and any remaining amniotic fluid.
‘Oh! This guy is taking care of his own chicks!?’
And from their appearance, you can tell that Seol-i and Bing-i are lizards that care for their young, unlike other lizards that are born and become independent right away, like the Girdle-Tailed Armadillo Lizard that lives in family groups in the crevices of rocks in the wasteland, or the Solomon Islands Skink, whose parents care for their young for about half a year to a year.
That’s understandable, as most lizards become independent from their mothers as soon as they are born.
Because the moment they are born, they already look exactly like their mother and can even eat.
But, do you remove the membrane or lick the amniotic fluid?
Although it was a common mother’s habit, it was more of a mammalian habit of raising its young directly than a reptile’s, which meant that there was a higher probability that it would raise its young directly.
-Kookgu.
As expected, my guess was right. There was a theory that the baby was licking the baby’s face to show that she was the mother.
No, it could have been a process of imprinting one’s own voice on the offspring.
Then the baby responded to the cry with a cute cry.
-Kyuut,
Two guys crying together as if they were having a conversation.
As I turned my head after looking at the two with a pleased expression, I saw Bing-i staring blankly at me right in front of me.
‘Oh, now that I think about it, I guess I should look into the feeding pattern too.’
The first thing that came to mind when looking at Bingyi’s absent-minded appearance was that he had to check the form of the meat.
I knew that the mother was the one who nurtured her young, but then the next important thing was the form of nurturing.
There are various types of feeding methods in nature.
There are many different types of parenting, including mother-only, father-only, co-parenting, and even brood care.
That’s why I couldn’t help but check this out.
Judging from the way she’s licking now, it’s almost certain that the mother will participate in the feeding, but if only the mother does, the father may be kicked out until the pups grow up.
So, what this means is that Bing-i might get kicked out by Seol-i now.
‘I’m sorry, Bing-ah. It’s a process that’s already been completed. Otherwise, I’ll just get hit a few times by Seol-i and get kicked out. This is an instinct, so there’s nothing I can do about it.’
I carefully pushed Bing-yi’s butt, who was frozen blankly next to me, towards Seol-i and the baby.
I had to check the breeding form too, and isn’t it better to get hit first?
-dream?
Then Bingyi looked at me, slightly embarrassed.
Bingyi was flustered, so she pushed her buttocks a little closer to the baby to bring them closer together. Luckily, Bingyi was quick to follow Seol-i’s lead and licked the baby’s other cheek.
Now is the crucial moment that will decide Bingyi’s fate.
If it weren’t for co-parenting, Bing and Seol would get beaten up for touching the baby.
‘Oh! Are you okay?’
Seol waited for a while but there was no response.
Judging from the fact that Seol-i doesn’t stop Bing-i from licking, this is co-parenting.
Now, even Bingi started licking the newborn from both sides.
Co-parenting in addition to parenting.
It was the best combination.
‘Great! Co-parenting!’
Seol and Bing appear to have the most ideal breeding form.
I looked at the three lizards with relief that there would be no problem raising them in the future, and the three lizards had become a happy family.
And when the two who had been licking the puppies for a long time stopped their tongues, Sulbing Jr. opened his eyes for the first time and looked around.
Seol and Bingi’s chicks opened their eyes and looked at the world for the first time.
Then, the figures of Seol-i, Bing-i, Hwa-eun, and Seol-ni were reflected one by one in the guy’s sparkling black eyes.
The two women shouted with expressions of helplessness at the sight of him being so cute.
Because the look in his eyes was really crazy cute.
“So cute! How can they be so cute? It’s like Seol-i and Bing-i shrunk down to size.”
“It’s so pretty! It’s the cutest animal I’ve ever seen!”
Even as a man, I think she’s really cute, so how cute would Hwa-eun or Seol-ni see her?
The two reached out to the baby as if they were finally together.
“Be careful, both of you.”
But you have to be careful.
Because newborn lizards are very wild.
Leopard geckos and crested geckos that were pets in their previous lives were quite docile, but they were usually quite ferocious until they were a little tired after birth.
Perhaps it is because they remain wild and untamed by human hands.
-Kyuu!
That’s why I thought Seol-i and Bing-i’s puppies might be like that too, but as expected, the puppies bit Seol-i’s finger that was reaching out to them.
My sister, who was bitten by those cute little teeth, opened her eyes wide and looked at me.
“Are you okay, Sister Seol?”
Seol-i and Bing-i are children with a strange poison called Bing-dok.
Although it doesn’t kill people or anything, I was a little worried that the baby might be poisoned as well, but when I asked, my sister Seol answered with a blank expression.
“I got bitten, but I’m happy.”
The puppy who asked about Seol’s sister’s reaction flinched instead.
The guy’s big eyes opened even wider.
I asked him to scold him, but he liked it instead. It seemed like something the newborn couldn’t understand.
I’m the only person besides me who’s been bitten by a lizard and is so happy about it.
In a secretive voice, he revealed the biggest secret that people like us would love to know.
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“Sister Seol, in that case, you don’t say you got bitten. In times like these, people like us express it in a different way.”
“Well, then? What do you say? Is there anything that can replace this happy feeling?”
The baby was still clinging to his sister’s finger, and she pointed to it and answered softly.
“Our people call it ‘selection’.”
“Go, select!?”
“Yes, it’s like the guy showed special interest in me or something.”
When people who originally raised pets went to get them adopted, they said that they were chosen by the ones that ran towards them, acted more friendly, or bit them. When I told my older sister about this, her eyes widened.
“Go, selection···. Yes, it was selection···.”
It’s not like I’m going to give my older sister a puppy, but when I tell her that she’s been chosen, she shudders.
As expected, he is a person who likes animals, so he seems to have a different appreciation for them.
And at that sight, Hwa-eun stretched out her hand towards the baby and said.
“Oh, come on, let me ‘select’ too.”
‘No, you have already been chosen on this side···.’
The person who shouldn’t have been chosen was the one who wanted to be chosen.
***
-Whew.
Outside the window of my private boat, sailing down the Yangtze River, I could hear the sound of the river flowing.
I looked out the window. The sun had set and it was dark, and only the moon in the sky was rippling on the water.
We have been on the river for two days since the calf was born.
This was because we left for Akyang right away after confirming that there was nothing wrong with the pup.
Originally, lizards are in an adult-like state the moment they are born.
A boat trip would be no problem.
Moreover, he had asked her to come as soon as possible because the baby had been born and he could not delay his departure any longer.
“How much is left?”
“It’s almost here, Little Dragon.”
When I asked the sailors sent by the Zhuge family, they said that it was only five or six miles by sea, but since they were fast ships taking the waters of the Yangtze River, they would soon arrive at Akyang.
I decided to slowly go out onto the deck.
“I’m going out. Do you want someone to go with me? Dokmul?”
As I turned inside and spoke, a scent quickly crawled up to my shoulder.
-Tsurut!
As Hyang-i pointed to the deck with her antenna and made a noise as if telling them to go ahead, Cho and Bin-i followed behind her, pretending they couldn’t win.
-Tsrrrr.
-Tsur.
It seemed like neither of them wanted to go out, but it seemed like they couldn’t let Hyang-i go alone.
The fairy seems to enjoy the hammock made of spider webs and swings around on it.
Hwa-eun and Seol were still arguing over names for Seol-i and Bing-i’s puppies.
“Hwa-eun, no matter how I look at it, I think your name is Naeng-i. Isn’t it pretty? Naeng (冷), meaning cold.”
“It’s too much of a girl’s name. I think the name Dong-i is better, after all. It’s a winter child born of ice and snow, so I like the name Gyul-wool. Furthermore, since he’s the eldest son who will carry on the family line, it has to be a manly name.”
The two are arguing over the names of the newly born Seol-i and Bing-i, without even thinking about who will give them the rice cake.
As I looked at the two, I moved my gaze to Cho and Bin, and they both shook their heads.
Perhaps a feeling of inability to stop.
“Let’s go out.”
-Tsurut.
-Tsrrrr.
-Tch
As the three of them went out onto the deck for the first time in a long while, a cool breeze blew from the direction they were heading.
It was starting to get a little foggy when a slight commotion began to be heard from the bow.
“Why? Shouldn’t it be showing now?”
“It could be because of the fog, so all sailors, keep your eyes wide open and search!”
“Okay!”
A phrase that seems to indicate that something has not been found.
As I had heard, the fog was thick, but it was not yet cloudy enough to make out anything, so I went to see the captain, Dosagong, and asked him.
“Why are you doing that?”
“Ah, Little Dragon. We are getting closer to Akyang, so we should be able to see the lights by now, but we can’t see them, and we are feeling embarrassed. Even in the middle of the night, Akyang should be visible because of the lights. It’s too dark.”
-Squeak!
That was when.
A sharp sound coming from the side of the ship as if the side of the ship was hitting something.
“Wh, what is it!?” “W-It’s a dock! Master Taoist!”
“What!? Now, pick up the pole! Pick up the pole!”
The lights were all out so it was impossible to see the approaching dock, and the side of the ship appeared to be touching the dock.
The father-in-law who accompanied me ran out and shouted that he had to meet the royal family in the cabin, which was startled by the sound.
“What is going on?”
“It was foggy and too dark outside to see the approaching dock, so it looks like the ship has landed at the dock.”
“Take it! Hey!”
“Push!”
As the sailors rushed in and pushed the side of the ship away from the dock, people rushed down to check on the condition of the ship.
Just in case the water is leaking.
‘No, isn’t it true that getting into a collision when you buy a new car was limited to your past life?’
I thought the jinx of getting into an accident after buying a new car was limited to my past life, but I got a scratch on my first voyage.
While I was making a bewildered expression, the captain, Dosagong, came and reported.
“It feels like it just touched a little. The water won’t leak, so don’t worry.”
“Oh, I see. That’s good.”
Originally, it would have been better if it had been a breakdown before entering the factory, but the scratches were more concerning, but the craftsman didn’t know that.
That was the moment.
A man running from the dock shouted at us from the darkness.
“I don’t know where you came from, but, put out the fire! Quickly!”
“Fire?”
Thinking about what he said, this place is covered in black insects or something.
I wondered why it was so dark with all the lights off, and it seemed like everyone was turning off the lights because of the bugs.
When you light a fire, bugs will flock to it.
“Everyone, turn off the lights!”
As we quickly put out the fire and went down to the dock, there was an officer standing on the dock, and he asked us where we came from.
“Where are you all from?”
“Ah, we came from Sacheon. We were introduced by the Murim Alliance.”
“The Martial Arts Alliance? Oh, the people the princess is waiting for?”
“Yes, that’s us.”
“Oh! Welcome! We will guide you to the princess! We have been waiting for you!”
The officer is delighted to hear that we have been introduced to the Murim Alliance.
He quickly stepped forward and said.
It looks like they’ve been waiting for us for a very long time.
“Okay, follow me.”
But our group hasn’t all gotten off yet.
I asked him in a careful voice.
“No one needs to get off. There are more children, can you please wait a moment?”
“Oh, there are more people?”
“Yes, you shouldn’t be surprised.”
“Surprised?”
“Guys, it’s okay to get off!”
As I shouted towards the ship, Cho-wa, Bin-i, and Yo-hwa got off the ship under the moonlight through the hazy fog.
The officer, who was so startled by the sight, sat down on the spot and said.
“Huh, a black worm, a demon… Ah, the evil spirit… Is this a sign of doom….”
When I first met this person, there was nothing he couldn’t say to someone else’s daughter or younger sister.
‘Should we just go?’
***
We arrived at the government office where the governor was, but we couldn’t even get inside from the entrance.
People who were surprised by the sight of Cho and Bin-i did not let us in.
I brought him here because they asked me to create a professional atmosphere, but I feel like he looks too professional.
After a while, two men and women appeared from the darkness between the surrounding soldiers.
“You said you were introduced by the Murim Alliance?”
“Emperor, abolish!”
“No, yes, that’s fine.”
In response to the woman’s question, the father-in-law tried to shout “Long Live His Majesty the Emperor” but was stopped.
I found out that she must always be respectful to the princess, and that even her husband must be respectful to her for the rest of his life, so I prepared this as a courtesy, but it seemed like she didn’t think courtesy was that important.
“I meet Princess Gwan-do of Dangcheolsan, the head of the Sacheon Dangga clan.”
“Ah, you are the Sacheondang family. I have heard of the Sacheondang family’s fame. It is my first time meeting you. My name is Yu Ji-ryeon. And this is my superior, Taesu Seobin-ak.”
“Nice to meet you. I am Seobinak.”
As the greetings between the two ended, the woman’s voice was heard again.
She looked at me with a look of surprise on her face as she saw the candles and candles twinkling in the moonlight.
“By the way, when I asked to send people who know a lot about loyalty, they really seemed to have a sense of trust. And the head of a family with a great reputation came to help us in person···.”
Her appearance in the moonlight was quite reassuring, and the craftsman smiled at her words and stepped aside.
“It is not I who will help the princess, but you.”
“Huh? A small business?”
A woman blinks in confusion when a young me tells her that I will help her.
He stepped forward and asked.
“Can you see the worm?”
“Okay, get ready.”
Princess Guandu seemed slightly embarrassed, but nodded her head at my request.
The princess nodded and ordered one of the soldiers to prepare something, and the soldier stood far away and started striking a piece of tinder.
-Knock knock.
And when the torch was lit, the man stuck it into the ground and ran towards us.
-Whew.
Then a creepy sound is heard.
Soon, something flew towards the torch without mercy, and the torch was extinguished by the force.
I quickly approached and grabbed the living one from among the ones who had died from the torches.
And when we examine it in the moonlight, the figures of these guys are revealed.
Jet black wings, jet black legs and an orange back.
And the two are stuck together.
“uh···.”
After confirming the sight, he slowly turned his head towards Princess Guandu.
“Why are you like that? Are you an idiot who doesn’t know?”
“Oh, no, I know you, but···.”
“You know!? What is it? Is there any way to help us out of those damn things!?”
The princess asked with a very expectant look on her face, but it was very ambiguous to answer this.
The name of these guys is Love Bug, one of the insects that occurs in large numbers. If we were to translate it into Chinese characters to convey the exact meaning, we would have to call it Gyopjeokchung (交接蟲).
These guys are always stuck together to mate, which is why they are called love bugs in slang. So even if you call them love bugs, you have to explain the meaning ‘correctly’, and if you’re going to do that, it’s better to just call them copulatory bugs so that there’s no need to explain anything.
‘If I call the princess a rascal, will my throat be cut off?’
I was seriously considering the name of the bug.
